The press service of the International Committee of the Red Cross invited members of the press to attend a presentation given at ICRC headquarters on 25 July 2002 by Dr Barthold Bierens de Haan on:

Humanitarian action and armed conflict: the stress factor

Over the past 12 years, Dr Bierens de Haan, an ICRC psychiatrist, has developed a model programme to provide psychological support for humanitarian staff working in conflict zones. Dr Bierens de Haan, who is the author of many publications on this subject and a member of various inter-organizational working and study groups, has extensive theoretical knowledge and practical experience of ways in which to manage the stress and trauma suffered by conflict victims and those who come to their assistance.

AUDIO CLIPS


(Real audio stream: 16KB/36KB)

The stress factor in humanitarian action in conflict areas: Who is concerned? What is it? What can be done about it? (58'')
The key role of management in dealing with stress and the long-term effects of trauma (29'').


(For broadcast)

The stress factor in humanitarian action in conflict areas: Who is concerned? What is it? What can be done about it? (58'', 457 Kb)
The key role of management in dealing with stress and the long-term effects of trauma (29'', 233 Kb).


RELEVANT DOCUMENTS


A supportive programme for the humanitarian aid workers of the ICRC, Extract from "Revue Française de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale", février 2002 - Tome VI - No 53

Humanitarian action and armed conflict: Coping with stress
Newly revised edition by Barthold Bierens de Haan, ICRC, Geneva, 2001
Emotional group debriefing of humanitarian aid workers: the experience of ICRC, Extract from Swiss Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry, 1998;149:218-28

Providing support for Red Cross volunteers and other humanitarian workers following a security incident or a disaster; 30-Jun-1997,  International Review of the Red Cross no 318, p.311-323 by Barthold Bierens de Haan